THIS MORNING WE SPENT SOME TIME WITH ONE OF THE

NEATEST GUYS I KNOW....DR DAN STAMPFL.

HE THOROUGHLY CHECKED SAM AND MARKY FOR ANY

SIGNS OF INCARCERATABLE ILLNESSES ! HE PATIENTLY

LISTENED TO EACH OF THEIR SETS OF LUNGS, CHECKED

MARKYS EARS, ATTEMPTED A PEEK INTO SAMS EARS !,

AND GRATEFULLY ANNOUNCED THAT..."THEY CAN GO IN

PEACE !"

ONE OF THE REASONS I LOVE THIS DR, IS HE TAUGHT ME

A LIFELONG LESSON I WILL NEVER FORGET...

WHEN SAM WAS A BABY AND STRUGGLING WITH LIFE AND

HEALTH...I WAS QUITE ANXIOUS AT EVERY LITTLE WHEEZE AND

CHEST RETRACTION THAT SAM WAS FAMOUS FOR BEFORE HIS

OPEN HEART SURGERY.

I HAD NO IDEA WHAT LIFE WITH A CHILD WITH "DOWNS SYNDROME"

WAS GONNA ENTAIL !

DR DAN CALMLY LOOKED AT ME AND STATED: "LYNETTE, SAMS

BASELINE WILL NOT BE LIKE YOURS OR MY BASELINE,..IT WONT

BE LIKE MARKS OR SCOTTS EITHER. WE EACH HAVE OUR OWN

BASELINE AND SHOULDNT BE COMPARED TO ANYONE ELSES !"

WHEN MY NEIGHBOR POINTS OUT THAT "MY KIDS SURE ARE SICK

ALOT" AND OTHER THINGS I ALREADY KNOW....I REFER BACK TO

DR DANS TREASURED TEACHINGS ABOUT BASELINES,..

AND THEN I'M OKAY...

AT LEAST TILL I CAN GET MY HANDS ON A DIET COKE AGAIN!

SO IF YOU THINK YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT SOMETHING...

CHECK YOUR BASELINE.....YOU MAY NOT NEED TO WASTE YOUR

TIME ON WHATEVER IT WAS THAT WASNT SO BAD AFTER-ALL !

THANK YOU DR DAN !